If you've paid a low price for a phone it is because the price is being subsidized by the cell phone company because they tie your purchase of the phone at a cheap rate to the service. I see nothing at all wrong with this.
If you want to pay FULL PRICE for a phone, sure, you should be able to use it on any service. But if you get your phone free or at a severe discount because it is tied to the service, you should be required to KEEP that service for the length of the contract.
First, it’s “unlocking”, not “unblocking”. Next, it has nothing to do with the contract which the customer is still obligated to honor.
Anybody can buy an unlocked phone at anytime. The locked phones come as a package deal, so like most Goobermint idiocy this will accomplish nothing but cause the price of phones to go up.
If you can’t lock them, then they will all be unlocked, and cost the full price. Like everything Barry does, net ZERO gain.
All locked phones were is a way to get people without enough money to by the phone they wanted to go ahead and get it and bury the paymments out over time.
UnLOCKing..not unblocking..only gives the owner admin level access to the phone allowing you to install custom OS systems and apps. The carrier loses nothing and risks nothing when patrons do that. If something happens to the phone insurance doesnt even cover it because its unlocked.If someon buys a phone on contract then reneges on the contract then they pay the etf which usually covers the cost of the phone. Frankly the carriers have no business telling somebody what they can do with a phone..they are just being ignorant and greedy because they think the owner should pay for tethering services.
If you’ve paid a low price for a phone it is because the price is being subsidized by the cell phone company because they tie your purchase of the phone at a cheap rate to the service.
No you paid a lower price because you also had to sign on for two years with a hard biting early out penalty. Once you are out of contract, you should be able to use your phone on any network you like.